the auto workers that you meet in detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world. not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them a sense of pride, that they're helping to build america. the question is now, how do we build on those strengths, and everything that i've tried to do and everything that i'm proposing for the next four years, in terms of our education system, developing american energy or making sure we're closing loopholes for companies that are shipping jobs overseas or focusing on companies creating jobs here in the united states, or closing our deficit in a balanced way, all those things are designed to make sure that the american people, their genius, their grit, their determination is channelled and they have an opportunity to succeed. and everybody is getting a fair shot and everybody is doing a fair share and playing by the same rules. you know, four years ago i said that i'm not a perfect man and i wouldn't be a perfect president and that's probably a promise that governor romney thinks i've kept. but i also promised that i would figh